Synergies

Remember back when I talked about why I named my blog "Bright Sadness" and quoted Schmemann? Well, Mr. Schmemann is today's Voice of the Day on Sojo.net, the same quote that struck me so deeply:

Bright Sadness is the true message and gift of Lent: ... the sadness of my exile, of the waste I have made of my life; the brightness of God's presence and forgiveness, the joy of the recovered desire for God, the peace of the recovered home. Such is the climate of Lenten worship; such is its first and general impact on my soul.
- Alexander Schmemann
from "Great Lent"

I think it bears repeating.